Infographic: Professional Fighters League Season 1 Middleweight Playoff Standings Update

The average mixed martial arts fan might be forgiven for looking at
the roster of
Professional Fighters League’s middleweight season and
thinking, “Really? One of these guys is going to win a million
bucks?” The most recognizable name among the group is likely that
of John
Howard, who is best known for going 7-7 across two stints in
the UFC -- as an undersized welterweight.

While all of PFL’s divisions feature a number of familiar names
from the
Ultimate Fighting Championship or Bellator
MMA amid a pool of homegrown talent and European prospects, its
185-pound class is notably lacking in star power. The good news is
that, if you’re wondering who some of these fighters are, 10 of the
12 are fighting at
Professional Fighters League 6 on Thursday, so we should know a
little more about them, and a lot more about the middleweight
playoff picture, by the weekend.

Former welterweight or not, “Doomsday” Howard occupies second place
in the standings thanks to a second-round submission win over
Gasan
Umalatov last month at Professional Fighters League 3. He sits
just behind Abusupiyan
Magomedov, the Germany-based Russian who scored a TKO over
Danillo
Villefort with a nasty body kick and follow-up punches at the
same event. While Howard and Magomedov can clinch playoff berths
with any kind of victory this week, no fighters have been
eliminated yet and the playoff seedings are wide open. If the rest
of PFL’s divisions are any indicator, this means we can expect
plenty of surprises and finishes as some relatively no-name
fighters make names for themselves and stake their claim on the
playoffs and the $1 million prize.

The PFL regular season continues through August, with the playoffs
scheduled to begin in October.

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